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A. M. MCDOUGALL VESSEL Feb. 9, 1932.

Original Filed Got. 6, 1929 IN V EN TOR.

ATToNEYs.

Ressued Feb. 9, 1932 UNITED vSTATI-:s Ii.rrlilv-l, ori-ice ALEXANDERMILLER MCDOUGALL, or CHICAGO, ILLINoIs4 f vEssIiLZ f' Original No.1,773,369, dated August 19, 1930, Serial '.No. 310,802, led October6,1928.v Application for reissue filed October 24, 1931..,Seria1,No..57U,988.

My invention relates to vessels and has special reference to onedesigned for use in the transportation of railroad cars wherein thebreaking of bulk at rail and water terminals is avoided.

The object of my present invention is to provide a vessel having threeor more decks with exceptionally convenient means for vloading andunloading the same.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in thefollowing description thereof. v

Referring now to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisapplication, and

5 whereinrlike reference characters indicate like parts:

Figure l is a side elevation of my improved vessel as it would appearloaded with railroad cars.

Figure 2 is a top plan viewof Figure l;

Figure 3 is a plan view of an intermediate deck;

Figure 4 is a plan View vof the tank top.

l represents the vessel which is of the self Y propelled type, havingfore and aft deck houses 2 and 3 respectively. It will be noted from theplan views of the accompanying drawings that the after'side lines of thevessel are carried normally fullso that ample room is provided fortrackage upon either side of the after deck house, and the moving of boxcars or other rolling stock fore and aft thereupon, thereby avoiding thenecessity of providing a stepped deck as illus trated in my patentissued August 12th, 1930, N o. 1,772,612, as both the tween deck 4 andupper deck 5 are of equal dimensions and eX- tend to the stern of thevessel.

The after deck house or cabin 3 occupies the vmajor portion of the afterpart of the upper deck 5, while the tween deck after house indicated at6 is suilicientlyV reduced in size to permit of the passage to and froof railroad cars upon either side thereof, as lclearly illustrated inFigure 3 ofthe drawings.

Upon one side of the tween deck house 6, the tween deck 4 extends to thestern of the vessel and upon which cars are loaded and house 3 inasimilar manner to that shown in my patent issued` August 19, 1930, No.1,773,368. e y o Y Y K Itwill be noted that for suitable head room abovetheforward portion of the inclined gangway 7 the deck 4 must be cut awayform.- ing anvopen forwardly enlarged hatchway forwardly of the tweendeck house 6, `as clearly seen in Figure 3 of the drawings, this howevernot interferin@r withv the loading of the cars on the tween deck 4 upontheopposite side of the/"tween deck house 6. y

By this novel form of ship construction it is evident thatI haveprovided means whereby the least possible amount of carrying space ofthe vessel is lost, yet-.permitting of the cars vbeing loaded andunloaded upon their own wheels and with the least possible adjustment ofany mechanism in accomplishing same. i

It is obvious that while the accompanying drawings illustrate the vesselbeing used -for the transportationv ofra'ilroad cars, the same advantageof the novel construction accrues to the use of the vessel intransporting other Having thus described my invention, what i I claimandent, is: .v y A Y 1.,' l`he combination'with a vessel of the typedescribedhaving a tank top deck, a tween deck and anv upper deck for therecepdesire to secure kby Letters Pat- `tion of railroad cars, andanafter tween deck houseof a track upon one side of the tween 'deck housefor ingress and egress ofthe cars to the tween deck, and an'inclinedtrack upon the opposite sideof said house for ingress and egress of thecars to the. tank top deck.

2. The combination with a vessel of thef typedescribed havingua tankgtopdeck, a

tween deck for the reception of vehicles, and

an after tween deck house, ofa track upon,4

one side of said house for ingress and egress ofv the vehicles tothetween deck, and an'inclined track' upon the opposite side of thetween Vdeckhouse'for ingressland egress of the l'vehicles to the tanktop deck.-

3. The combination'with a vessel having spaced deckstherein for thetransportation the tracks onthe main portion of the respective deckserved. i

In Witnesswhereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 21st day of October,1931.

Y ALEXANDER MILLER MCDOUGALL.

of vehicles, and an after house, of alV track f upon one side of saidhouse'for ingress and egress to the' uppermost deck through the stern ofthe vessel,and an inclined track upon kui the opposite side of the afterhouse for ingress y ,Y and egress throughlthel stern of the vessel to'the' lowerinost deck.'

- 4. A Vv'esselhavin'gspaced vdecks for the i transportation' ofvehicles, of "meansf upon one' o-saiddecks for the reception of vehiclesl' :as

throughone side of the stern to said'd'eck,

vand an nclinedtrack upon the other side of said? deckA for' thef`reception of vehicles vthrough thestern tofanA adjacent deck.

".5'. AV vessel having an afterdeckhouse and spacedgdeclffor'thetransportation of vehicles,`of inean'supon oneV side of `saidhouse forthe receptionV of vehicles through the stern of the vessel upon 'one'deck,`andmeans including an inclinednrack upon the `other side of saidhouse yfor the reception of vehicles through the stern upon' an'adjacent lower l 'Vdeck. .Y n

6. A'vessel ofthe typev described having a tank-top'd'eclg a'mainvdeck,'and a tween deck y for the reception of vehicles, the-mainl deckhaving meansfor thevingress' and egress of `the vehicles in'the afterpart lof the vessel forward of the'afterzhou'se', the tween deckhavingfmeans' for 'the ingress and' egress of p the vehiclesupon oneside ofthe' after house throughy the stern of the vessel, and the tankp' top deck having1 Y A egress-of theve icles upon the opposite sidelofthe Aafter houselthrough the sternof the vessel. f

,7.5 Avessel having spaced decks for lthe I 'transportation l ofvehicles; a plurality of tracks upon the Vinain portion of saidd'ecks',

i ,an after house," a single'track upon either the vehicles through thestern of the vessel 'side of said'house for ingress and egress 0f to themain portion ofthe decks, characterv'ized by said Single tracks "eachcommunicating directly with Aa plurality of tracks upon thenlainlportion ofa deck'7 and loneofsaid means for the Aingress and .single'tracksfincluding' an'inclinedtrack Y .communicating-fwithalower deck.

'- v8.- A' vessel having a 'pluralityY of tracks i r'p'th? main Portiondecks thereof and: Y allaiter deck'ho'use5 'said vessel having means forloadingandglinloading through the stern' upon'eitherisidecffsaid deckhouse 4and infcludinga ltrac :k;u'po`n` either side thereof, fi- 1 'thercharacterized by each vof 'said' loading tracks *directly`'co1nmnicating withf all lf-

